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- Garvan Institute Researchers Overturn Longstanding Theory on Rare Inflammatory Disease Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Medical News
A study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has identified that natural killer cells, rather than macrophages, are the primary cause of inflammation in mevalonate kinase...
- McGill Scientists Boost Natural Killer Cells to Penetrate and Destroy Hard-to-Treat Tumors
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at McGill University have developed a breakthrough strategy to enhance the cancer-fighting capabilities of natural killer cells by suppressing two specific proteins. Th...
- Identity Crisis: Weill Cornell Study Reframes Hodgkin Lymphoma as an Aborted State of Cell Development
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered that Hodgkin lymphoma is caused by B cells that become trapped in a "failed" state of maturation. Instead of maturing into ant...
- Innate Immunity Gene Variants Linked to Significantly Earlier Breast Cancer Onset for BRCA1 Mutation Carriers
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Medical News
Preliminary research published in the Journal of Medical Genetics reveals that damaging variants in innate immunity genes, particularly those governing natural killer cells, correl...
- Genetics of Rapid Immune Response Linked to Accelerated Breast Cancer Onset in High-Risk BRCA1 Mutation Carriers
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Health
A study of Ashkenazi Jewish women has identified specific variants in innate immunity genes that significantly lower the age of breast cancer onset for those carrying the BRCA1 mut...
- The 20-Minute Nature Fix: Why Your Body Craves the Great Outdoors
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Healthy Lifestyle
While a long hike is restorative, new research indicates that the "maximum impact" on your physiological health occurs after just 20 minutes in nature. Spending this short window o...
- Stanford Medicine Engineers Immune Cells with Metabolite Sensors to Track and Eradicate Aggressive Solid Tumors
Published: Mar 25, 2026
Section: Health
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a novel immunotherapy that equips natural killer and T cells with receptors to detect metabolic byproducts released by solid tumors....